United states Navy submarine SSN-571, the USS Nautilus, introduced in 1956. The nuclear powered USS Nautilus submarine underway at sea in United States. Men at controls as the first nuclear submarine is tested. SSN-571 in New York Harbor with Manhattan Island skyline of New York City in background. Next scene shows the guided cruise missile SSM-N-8 Regulus, also introduced in 1956, being fired from a ship, and an aerial view is seen of the Regulus guided missile in flight.
Major nuclear testing events of the year 1952. Narrator indicates that the British detonated their first atomic bomb in 1952 (not shown). Aerial view of Enewetak Atoll area where United States testing took place for Operation Ivy. America tests its first hydrogen bomb. View of bomb apparatus on island. Massive explosion occurs during test shot Ivy MIKE, at the Enewetak atoll, on November 1, 1952.
Major events of the year 1959. Hawaiian hula dance performed by girls at a beach in Hawaii, celebrating the admission of Hawaii as the 50th state. A Hawaiian girl waving during statehood celebration. A volcanic eruption takes place on the island. Lava flows from the eruption of Kīlauea Iki Crater.
Role of United States Coast Guards. A United States Coast Guard watch the seals in the Pacific Ocean. Seals on an island. A man carries a seal.
United States Ships en route to France during World War 1. Allied seaplanes in flight as they escort a convoy of United States ships. Ships underway as they approach Brest, France. Aircraft in flight. A lighthouse on an island. Seaplanes land on water and taxi along.
A homecoming parade in New York City, welcoming Jesse Owens and other olympians following the Olympic games in Berlin Germany. A motorcade moves past a large crowd as ticker tape is thrown from buildings. Jesse Owens in a car waves at the crowd. Men seated on top of the car in the parade. Ticker tapes descend as large crowd cheers the heroes. Four African American olympic athletes ride in an open car together. The parade proceeds along 5th Avenue and New York City Streets from The Battery to Randalls Island.Part of street is torn up, forcing the motorcade into a narrow path. Parade passes underneath elevated railroad station.
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